Davinci131313 Review of The Notebook

The Notebook (2004)

Overly Sappy & Over-The-Top: Second Half Tanks The Film

[6/10 · 9 April 2021]

I admit, the first half of the movie was enjoyable. There was some real chemistry between Noah & Ally and that scene where Noah hears Ally fighting with her parents about how he was "trash" was heartbreaking. However, the second half of the movie falls flat. It's hard to pull for the lovebirds when their selfishness hurts other people in their lives. Ally's mother's change-of-heart also appeared insincere given her previous reaction to the two being together. The story is told from the perspective of future Noah & Ally, where Noah reads exerpts from a notebook in order to help Ally, who suffers from dementia, remember. I feel this wasn't supposed to be obvious but it clearly was to any engaged viewer.